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Unfortunately, it seems even low/moderate-wattage models of latest GPUs use 12VHPWR power connectors. For example, 4070 Super models which require 12VHPWR connector but draw max ~220W. I plan on dedicating a HDPLEX 250W GaN PSU to power solely a 4070 Super GPU. Using all the included adapters...

Wow, that is cool you've reduced it down to just 8 wires! I did some more reading and it seems the +12V from the 24-pin connector is typically used for RAM, so trying to supply all +12V just from the 8-pin EPS connector probably won't work. Interesting PWR_OK isn't needed at all! I wonder how...

I am wondering this too. I did some investigation and I am almost certain all ventilation hole perforation at larger scale is never done with a laser. Instead, specific hole shapes are cut using a CNC-operated punch. I think one industry term is “turret punch” which refers to having several...

The J-HACK M2426 is a super elegant solution to reducing the unnecessary wires, but seems be out of stock at the moment. In the meantime, I am wondering if it is possible to make a "poor man's" version without any PCB just by wiring the minimally necessary pins in a standard 24-pin connector...

Are the 6 screws for the top plate M2.5?

I've been looking at slim 80mm x 10mm fan options: ID Cooling: https://www.idcooling.com/Product/detail/id/393/name/NO-8010-PWM GDSTIME: Amazon.com: GDSTIME Quiet 80mm Fan, 12V 3PIN 80mm x 80mm x 10mm Brushless DC Fan for CPU Coolers : Electronics The ID Cooling fan sounds promising, any...

Thanks, this is helpful. I figured it would make sense to dedicate one 250W to the GPU. In the case of a single 500W unit, I'm thinking if the CPU has only moderate power requirements (e.g. 100W), it would be possible to use two of the CPU connector pins and the SATA 12v pin for the 12VHPWR...

Is there any way of using this power supply in a build with GPU with a 16-pin power connector (12VHPWR)? For example, the relatively small MSI 4070 Ti Ventus 2X. I suppose the obvious alternative is daisy chained 250W GaN HDPlex and using one of the octopus 2x 8pin to 16 pin adapters.

Streacom sells DIY heatpipe kits: https://shop.streacom.com/products/hp6-6mm-heat-pipes-for-diy https://www.tomshardware.com/news/streacom-heatpipe-diy-kits I wonder if something like the Billet Labs monoblock would be possible with conventional heat pipes and air and/or passive cooling.

This board has a M2 PCIe x4 Gen 5 slot - is this sufficient for the use of any GPU without bandwidth limitations/bottlenecks? I'm wondering which riser would be ideal for the B660 Deskmini.

Nothing listed about pricing but there’s a U.S. vendor for this now https://www.trumpower.com/library/tgm450.pdf (branded as TGM450)

Not stock, but there are possible 4070/4070 Ti fan swaps:

Amazing job, this is essentially perfection. Hoping to do a similar build once socketed AM5 options are released

I just came across this external PSU: Seems pretty ideal for an external brick build in conjunction with J-HACK M2426. Can't find it sold anywhere yet but will be at their booth at Computex 2023 ATM450A2-P120 12V 33.34A 400W L 254 × W 116 × H 47 (mm)...

According to the Dec 30 2022 update, these have been shipping: Has anyone ordered one of these? I'm considering using one (or even two) of these in conjunction with one or multiple Pico PSU to power a Deskmini plus GPU build.